Camp Maisonette
Make a Nature Suncatcher!
- Written By
- Hleziphansi "Lezi" Zita
Spending time in nature stimulates all your child’s senses and enhances their creativity and curiosity. Start this craft by taking a nature walk to gather materials, and have your little one describe the materials to you as you find them. Encourage an interest in botany by talking about the plants they gather; ask questions and research the answers together when you get home. Then use the material you’ve collected to make a beautiful suncatcher together.
Step One
Forage for vegetation. Look for flowers and leaves that are different colors, sizes, and shapes. Talk to your kids about the differences between the plants that they see and ask them to point out similarities as well.
Step Two
Roll out a sheet of clear con-tact paper. Use a small plate or other round object to trace and then cut out two circles.
Step Three
Peel one piece of con-tact paper and place it on your table, with the sticky side facing up. Have your child arrange their found vegetation on the circle, either in a pattern or more randomly for an abstract look. Decide together which materials work best together. Carefully peel the second piece of con-tact paper, and place it on top of the vegetation, with the sticky side facing down. Press down to seal, pushing out any air bubbles that form.
Step Four
Use a hole punch to make a hole, and then use twine to hang it outside the house or in a window.
